Senior Clinical Coder & Data Quality Lead

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust seeks an experienced Clinical Coder to translate clinical information into ICD10 and OPCS4 codes accurately, ensuring complete data for financial revenue and mortality indicators. You will work with clinicians and coding assistants, meet deadlines, and contribute to service improvements.

The role requires Accredited Clinical Coding qualification, strong data analysis skills, and the ability to coordinate with multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• GCSE level maths and English or equivalent.
• Accredited Clinical Coding qualification.
• Certificate in Anatomy & Physiology and Medical Terminology qualification.
• Basic computer skills (ECDL) required.

Responsibilities

• Work with clinicians to explain coding processes and standards.
• Liaise with wards to chase data.
• Ensure palliative care coding is used appropriately and monitored.
• Attend meetings to discuss coding and data quality.
• Improve communication between clinicians and coders.
• Coordinate timely collection of casenotes with coding team.
• Translate clinical information into ICD10 and OPCS4 codes accurately.
• Ensure submitted data is complete and accurate for financial revenue and mortality indicators.
• Contribute to improved accuracy of clinical coding for admitted care.
• Resolve coding queries and escalate when needed.
• Plan and prioritise workloads to meet targets and deadlines.
• Meet monthly departmental deadlines and plan workloads ahead.
• Spend most of day at computer with attention to detail.
• Support development of the Clinical Coding service.
• Assist in validating data quality with clinicians.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Data extraction & analysis

Teamwork

Flexible work approach

Professional appearance

Education

GCSE Maths & English

Accredited Clinical Coding qualification

Certificate in Anatomy & Physiology

Medical Terminology Qualification

Basic computer skills (ECDL)

Tools

Patient Administration Systems

Encoders

Job description

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust seeks an experienced Clinical Coder to translate clinical information into ICD10 and OPCS4 codes accurately, ensuring complete data for financial revenue and mortality indicators. You will work with clinicians and coding assistants, meet deadlines, and contribute to service improvements.

The role requires Accredited Clinical Coding qualification, strong data analysis skills, and the ability to coordinate with multidisciplinary teams.